November 20, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A former Maintenance Supervisor for the DeKalb County School District was recently given a lifetime member award from the Tennessee School Plant Management Association.
Earl Jared received the honor during a meeting held in Sumner County on Friday, November 12. Joining Jared for the presentation were Andy Brown, Assistant Director of Schools in Sumner County; Aaron Young, Maintenance Supervisor for the DeKalb County School District, Bill Shedden, President of TSPMA, and Debbie Shedden, Executive Director of TSPMA.
The TSPMA serves school plant managers of Tennessee by offering training, networking, and guidance in helping them keep schools in the best possible condition for the children and educators of Tennessee.
Jared earned the “Lifetime Member Recipient Award” for his 26 years of dedicated service to the DeKalb County School District and TSPMA
From the early 1990’s until his retirement in 2019, the board of education and school administrators counted on Jared’s experience and expertise in ensuring that all school owned buildings were up and running smoothly when it came to heating and cooling, lighting, refrigeration, etc.
“The main thing I tried to do was put the children first and do everything I could to make them safe and in a comfortable environment. My job was to keep the buildings and kitchens going with air, lights, heat, and to make sure the roofs didn’t leak. I also had the responsibility of making sure we got our money’s worth out of construction projects. I always had good employees and we tried to do our best for the system and the children,” said Jared.